Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki – J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki – J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:44:53 minutes | 1,91 GB | Genre: Classical
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On 6 of March 2020, Bach Collegium Japan began their long-awaited 30th anniversary tour of Europe with a performance of Bach’s St. John Passion in Katowice, Poland. The same week Europe was becoming aware of the very stark reality of the threat posed by the new Coronavirus, Covid-19. Consequently, as Masaaki Suzuki and his ensemble went on to perform in Dublin and then London, concert halls across Europe were closing down and the remaining tour dates were cancelled. Before making their return to Japan, the BCJ agreed with the Kölner Philharmonie to go ahead with the concert that had been planned, in the form of a live streaming without an audience. This meant that the ensemble had time on their hands, and the idea was born to use it for making a recording. Having received permission to use the hall of the Philharmonie for the recording, Bach Collegium Japan and BIS jointly decided to go ahead with the idea, and during a few hectic hours arrangements were made for a recording team to come to Cologne. Over the next few days, Suzuki, the BCJ and a team of soloists headed by James Gilchrist as the Evangelist, recorded Bach’s rendering of the Passion of Christ, finishing just ahead of complete lockdown. Their efforts are now available as a testimony not only to the drama of Bach’s score, but also to the urgency of a week when the world changed.

Tracklist:

1. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 1, Herr, unser Herrscher (08:18)
2. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 2, Jesus ging mit seinen Jüngern (02:15)
3. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 3, O große Lieb, o Lieb ohn alle Maße (00:42)
4. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 4, Auf dass das Wort erfüllet würde (01:03)
5. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 5, Dein Will gescheh, Herr Gott, zugleich (00:40)
6. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 6, Die Schar aber und der Oberhauptmann (00:44)
7. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 7, Von den Stricken meiner Sünden (03:55)
8. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 8, Simon Petrus aber folgete Jesu nach (00:11)
9. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 9, Ich folge dir gleichfalls mit freudigen Schritten (03:38)
10. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 10, Derselbe Jünger war dem Hohenpriester bekannt (02:57)
11. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 11, Wer hat dich so geschlagen (01:19)
12. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 12, Und Hannas sandte ihn gebunden (02:02)
13. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 13, Ach, mein Sinn (02:33)
14. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 14, Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück (01:19)
15. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 15, Christus, der uns selig macht (00:54)
16. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 16, Da führeten sie Jesum (03:57)
17. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 17, Ach großer König (01:17)
18. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 18, Da sprach Pilatus zu ihm (01:52)
19. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 19, Betrachte, meine Seel, mit ängstlichem Vergnügen (02:15)
20. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 20, Erwäge, wie sein blutgefärbter Rücken (07:23)
21. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 21, Und die Kriegsknechte flochten eine Krone (05:25)
22. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 22, Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn (01:01)
23. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 23, Die Jüden aber schrieen und sprachen (03:55)
24. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 24, Eilt, ihr angefochtnen Seelen (03:43)
25. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 25, Allda kreuzigten sie ihn (01:57)
26. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 26, In meines Herzens Grunde (00:58)
27. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 27, Die Kriegsknechte aber (03:32)
28. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 28, Er nahm alles wohl in acht (01:04)
29. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 29, Und von Stund an nahm sie der Jünger zu sich (01:17)
30. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 30, Es ist vollbracht (05:17)
31. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 31, Und neiget das Haupt und verschied (00:23)
32. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 32, Mein teurer Heiland (04:22)
33. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 33, Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zeriss (00:27)
34. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 34, Mein Herz, indem die ganze Welt (00:45)
35. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 35, Zerfließe, mein Herze (06:25)
36. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 36, Die Jüden aber, dieweil es der Rüsttag war (02:03)
37. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 37, O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (00:56)
38. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 38, Darnach bat Pilatum Joseph von Arimathia (02:09)
39. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 39, Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine (07:41)
40. Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki – St. John Passion, BWV 245: No. 40, Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein (02:00)

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